Lake Enriquillo
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Lake Enriquillo is a hypersaline lake in the Dominican Republic located in the southwestern region of the country. Its waters are shared between the provinces of Bahoruco and Independencia, the latter
View of Lake Enriquillo from Las Caritas
Lake Enriquillo seen from Las Caritas National Park, near La Descubierta
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Rhinoceros iguana in Lake Enriquillo.
Enriquillo
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Enrique, best known as Enriquillo, was a Taíno cacique who rebelled against Spanish colonists between 1519 and 1533. Enriquillo's rebellion is the best known rebellion of the early Caribbean period. H
Lake Enriquillo
…to preserve the area; in 2002 it was combined with two other parks to form the Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve. The lake is named after Enriquillo, a cacique of the indigenous Taíno, who rebelled against the Spaniards in the early 16th century, and hid in the mountains south of the lake. It was…
Statue of Enriquillo in Independencia province, Dominican Republic
Statue of Enriquillo, Museum of the Dominican Man